apo

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See also APO, apo-, and āpó

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English [edit]

Adjective [edit]

apo (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry, of a protein) In an inactive, unbound state

Anagrams [edit]


Basque [edit]

Noun [edit]

apo

  1. hoof
  2. toad

See also [edit]


Hiligaynon [edit]

Noun [edit]

apó

  1. grandchild

Noun [edit]

ápò

  1. grandfather

Ilocano [edit]

Noun [edit]

apo

  1. master
  2. sir

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Past participle of Old Latin *apere (to attach, join to), from Proto-Indo-European *ap (to take, reach, grasp), see also apex, Sanskrit आप्त (āpta), आप्नोति (āpnoti, to obtain, to grasp), Hittite ... (epmi, to take)[1], and probably to Ancient Greek ἅπτω (haptō, I fasten) and Avestan 𐬁𐬟𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬈 (āfǝnte), 𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (apayeiti)

Verb [edit]

present active apō, present infinitive apere, perfect active apī, supine aptum.

  1. I fasten
  2. I attach, connect
  3. I join, bind

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References [edit]

  1. ^ “atto (2)” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2

Old Saxon [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *apô, whence also Old English apa, Old High German affo, Old Norse api.

Noun [edit]

apo m

  1. ape

Tagalog [edit]

Noun [edit]

apo

  1. grandchild